King & Spalding today announced that intellectual property lawyers Gerald Flattmann and Robert Diamond have joined the firm as partners in its Trial and Global Disputes practice group in the New York office. They have extensive experience with biotechnology and pharmaceuticals patent litigation. Flattmann will serve as the firm’s Global Chair of Life Sciences Patent Litigation. Both new partners join King & Spalding from Paul Hastings. More >>

Greenspoon Marder LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of the firm’s Real Estate practice group in New York with the addition of partners, Mark Fawer and Carolyn Austin, and associate, Jonathan Castellanos. More >>

​Allen & Overy LLP announced today that Stephen Besen has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the M&A practice. Stephen is a versatile and experienced M&A lawyer and joins from Shearman & Sterling. He has 35 years of experience advising on public and private company mergers and tender offers, joint ventures, restructurings, private equity and other private capital transactions. More >>

Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Anthony (“Tony”) Carbone has joined the firm as a partner in its New York office. Mr. Carbone will co-chair the firm’s Global Tax Department with Craig Fields and David Strong, and will also co-chair the Federal Tax Group with Mr. Strong. Mr. Carbone further expands Morrison & Foerster’s tax capabilities both on the East Coast and across the firm, and brings market-leading expertise to its Business Restructuring & Insolvency, M&A, Private Equity, and Private Funds practices. He comes to Morrison & Foerster from the New York office of Willkie Farr & Gallagher. More >>

O’Melveny announced today that three highly ranked restructuring lawyers, Nancy A. Mitchell, Maria J. DiConza, and Matthew Hinker, will join its Restructuring Practice Group, based in New York. More >>

Morgan Lewis is welcoming Brendan R. Kalb, former managing director and general counsel at AQR Capital Management LLC, one of the world’s leading asset management firms, to its investment management team as a partner in New York. More >>

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, continues the rapid expansion of the M&A and Private Equity Practice in New York with experienced corporate partner Michael O’Brien. He brings more than three decades of experience in advising a wide range of public and private companies, with an emphasis on the private equity, life sciences and fintech sectors. O’Brien is the third New York partner to join Akerman’s national M&A and Private Equity Practice in the last four months, following the team’s continuing national expansion across major U.S. business centers. More >>

Kirkland & Ellis is pleased to announce that Kristin L. Mendoza has joined the Firm’s New York office as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. Previously a partner in the New York office of Latham & Watkins LLP, Ms. Mendoza holds an LL.M. from the University of London, a J.D. from Columbia Law School, an A.M. from Harvard University and a B.A. from Yale University. More >>